Vallejo Toledo, Esteban2023-03-302023-03-30March 29,2023-03-30http://hdl.handle.net/1828/14926In this presentation, we will explore taxation as a social practice. To that purpose, from a comparative-law approach to legal-geography, I will focus on the Feast or Potlatch-based legal system of the Pacific Northwest Coast region. By illustrating how taxation can arise as a social practice that is grounded on the kinship values, social organization, customs, and institutions of Northwest Coast Peoples, I will argue that taxation is neither homogeneous nor limited to modern states. Instead, taxation can be performed as a culturally specific social practice that reflects the characteristics of each society.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 CanadaTaxationPotlatchFeastPotlatch-based legal systemPacific Northwest CoastIndigenousLegal geographyComparative lawUVic Graduate Student Law & Society Research GroupPresentationFaculty of Law